Hi Laura congratulations, we are an Ironman, I did Copenhagen too, it was my first Ironman too, slightly older than you but I won the 70 -74 age group in <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="774">12:54</a>:43. What a lovely course it was wasn't it but you are right it was hard! Congratulations you smashed it.

Well done! Many people would be delighted with a sub 4 marathon in a marathon race, nevermind an Ironman.

Smashed it Laura! You inspire me to continue my commitment to my triathlon journey; thank you so much for that-and well done!!!

amazing job!!! Great to hear a women speak about Ironman 😍 inspiring for me.

This is one of the best race reports I’ve heard . Fantastic time 👏!! Congratulations! I do my first Ironman next year ( August in Frankfurt). I’m a long time marathon runner but I’m new to swimming and cycling .

Brilliant Laura! Have loved watching the channel and all the videos leading up to this big event! Well done you should be so proud! Definitely inspiring others !

I’m super happy I watched the whole video , since in obsessing about ironman since 5 years ! Amazing Laura 🎉❤

Congratulations!!! You did incredibly well - insane time! So proud of you! Im doing Copenhagen in August as my first Ironman and this has helped so much and inspired me so much!!

Congratulations Laura! Just found your channel recently, pure inspiration! I'm planning to do my first triathlon next year.

Fun video! Thanks for sharing Laura! I love how you described every part and your emotions at the time. Made me feel like I was there! 😅

Incredible Laura well done! Thank you for sharing your full race experience :) I've followed you from the start and you inspired me to do my first sprint Triathlon and now I'm going to sign up to an olympic distance for next year :)

Well done Laura! So cool to see how proud of yourself you are, you absolutely smashed it!

I have just loved following your journey, and totally wowed by this insane achievement! Love that you ended by signing up to next year 😅. I’m training for my first half and you’ve certainly inspired me a ton. Hope to keep seeing more tri content from you!

Well done , All the best in your upcoming races 🙏🏽🙏🏽

What a great story!! - See you in Copenhagen '24! I'll be there too!

Congrats Laura! That's wonderful and a great recap. You really inspired me so much! Your times in your swimming (and everything overall) are really impressive. I've just done my first 70.3 Ironman this August and was also out of the water super early on the course and I got passed so much and felt like I was not moving despite keeping my desired race pace. All those punctures feel like an absolute nightmare. I'm really nervous and know nothing about cycling and bikes. Your times are incredible on the bike considering you don't have a TT bike yet right? Unless I'm totally mistaken... As you shop for your new bike, I'd love to learn more about how you go about chosing the right bike in next episodes cause I'll probably also be investing in one. Alsoooo you're inspiring me now to do a full distance 😂 I'm turning 30 this year and IM 70.3 Duisburg was like a milestone race for me. I could literally not walk just waddle for 2 days after that race and watching me climb stairs was ridiculously entertaining for pu family... Anyways I thought I'd stick to half distances for a while and maybe leave the full IM for the next decade but now... I'm really tempted 🤣 Regarding the Marathon, you rocked it though with my very small experience in endurance running and triathlon, I try to take the first loop easy (slower end of my desired pace bracket) and build on pace as I go in each loop depending on how I feel. Fatigue from 28km onwards is inevitable at that stage and I don't think it has anything to do with lack of fitness... it's just a long Fucking race 😂 Probably caffeine gels might help to give you that boost you needed at the end... If you find one brand that doesn't taste disgusting let me know 😂 I used Caffeine chews through out the run in my 70.3 and it helped a ton. Super happy for you!

Very inspirational. Thanks for sharing and weldone!!🎉

Well done Laura, loving your videos, u have inspired me to believe that I can! I’m working towards an Ironman in 2026…..

Loved your videos & they make perfect turbo watching. Signed up for my first full in Hamburg & I can’t wait. Thanks for your honest content

I discovered your channel yesterday when I was searching for videos to hype me up for a sprint triathlon tomorrow (Uster Triathlon in Switzerland)- and it worked! Your such an inspiration especially to us girl-triathletes. Thanks for sharing your journey and congrats to an incredible performance at Ironman Copenhagen.

Congratulations. Very inspiring seeing your journey. A few months ago i also signed up for Copenhagen. My first 🙂

You're such an icon! You absolutely smashed it. Great work :)

Amazing achievement, very inspirational. Well done.

Well done. Amazing achievement. Done my first ever tri for Cork 70.3 and can see this getting addictive😂 looking forward to see what comes next. All the best

Watching this is making me miss Triathlon racing, I think that needs to be on my objectives next year. Well done, again, amazing performance

Well done! 🎉 will do my first Ironman in a couple of years hopefully startet with sprint triathlon this year and will do Olympic distant and a couple sprint next year and build from that! Keep pushing! 🎉🎉🎉

Thanks for this! Struggle to find any decent FEMALE vloggers who talk about tri and Ironman - I have done an Olympic distance tri a few year back and want to get into it all again and get ready for Ironman. So thanks for sharing Laura! See ya soon! :D

Hey Laura, thanks for sharing your journey. I’ve signed up for Copenhagen 2024 and it’s going to be my first Ironman! See you there👍

Well done! the water acts as a lubricant pushing dirt into the tyre and penetrating it, making you puncture more.

It was my first Ironman too (although waaay slower than you). So many people with punctures, I ran tubeless and got lucky, no punctures. Someone explained there's lot's of loose flint on the road sides especially in the rural sections that washes into the road when it's rained, one of the main reason's I went tubeless. I'm starting to feel the comedown now, wondering what's next!

Since denmark is surrounded by beaches, and the Ironman course follows the coast line, there is always sand from the beach on the road. The sand have smal sharp shells that can couse flats. When it rains they become sharper!

Huge congrats! Do you have a coach to recommend? Good luck!

Awesome 👏🏻 and a great race recap. So when the next one 🤔

Smashed it, don't think I've known someone to so quickly sign up for another Iron Man after finishing their first 😂

Laura Bardsley YOU ARE AN IRONMAN

Congrats Laura! I'm impressed and wish you health and satisfaction on the way towards your next goals! BTW How is it possible to have such a great swim? What were your times at the beggining of the journey? Were you a total begginer? I try to find an inspiration, because my lack of progress is so frustrating...

Incredible swim time Laura. Post-Ironman high will last a long time (trust me)😂 . Hope you have inspired more women into IM, Fantastic family support too.

Thanks for the inspiration! Do you think someone might have sabotaged the race by dropping tacks to cause all those punctures? And why doesn’t the risk of punctures deter you from racing that course again?

There is alot of flint here in Denmark .

You need to do Ironman Wales if you think the Copenhagen support is good, next level!!

Amazing Roughly how much is a coach if you don't mind answering?

What wetsuit did you wear?

Well done Laura, loving your videos, u have inspired me to believe that I can! I’m working towards an Ironman in 2026…..

Well done Laura, loving your videos, u have inspired me to believe that I can! I’m working towards an Ironman in 2026…..